Caesar. Life of a Colossus (Adrian Goldsworthy) Yale University Press (102 page)

12

Dio 44. 11. 1–3, Appian,
BC
2. 109, Plutarch,
Caesar
61, Antony 12, Cicero,
Philippics
2. 84–87,
de Divinatione
1. 52, 119, Suetonius,
Caesar
79. 2; see also Weinstock (1971), pp. 318–341.

13

Bodyguard, see Dio 44. 7. 4, Suetonius,
Caesar
84. 2, 86. 1–2, Appian,
BC
2. 107; on justice and juries see Suetonius,
Caesar
41. 2, 53. 1. 14

Dio 44. 8. 1–4, Plutarch,
Caesar
60, Suetonius,
Caesar
78. 1; see also the comments in Weinstock (1971), p. 276, M. Gelzer,
Caesar
(1968), p. 317, Rice Holmes (1923), pp. 333–334.

15

See R. Syme,
The Roman Revolution
(1939), p. 64, 95, for Galba, and also Suetonius,
Galba
3; for Decimus Brutus being mentioned in Caesar’s will see Suetonius,
Caesar
83. 2, and also Dio 44. 14. 3–4; for Basilus see Dio 43. 47. 3, Appian,
BC
3. 98; for Trebonius and Antony see Plutarch,
Antony
13. 16

Plutarch,
Brutus
6–13,
Caesar
62, Appian,
BC
2. 111–114, Dio 44. 11. 4–14. 4, Suetonius,
Caesar
80. 1, 3–4, Velleius Paterculus 2. 58. 1–4; see also Syme (1939), p. 44–45, 56–60.

17

Suetonius,
Caesar
52. 2–3, Appian,
BC
2. 113, Plutarch,
Caesar
62,
Brutus
8,
Antony
11.

18

Dio 43. 51. 7.

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Notes

19

Plutarch,
Caesar
63–65, Suetonius,
Caesar
81. 14, Dio 44. 18. 1–4, Appian,
BC
2. 115–116, Velleius Paterculus 2. 57. 2–3.

20

Plutarch,
Brutus
14–15,
Caesar
63, Suetonius,
Caesar
80. 4, Cicero,
de
Divinatione
2. 9. 23, Dio 44. 16. 1–19. 1.

21

Plutarch,
Caesar
66,
Brutus
17, Dio 44. 19. 1–5, Appian,
BC
2. 117, Suetonius,
Caesar
82. 1–3; Dio and Suetonius both give Caesar’s words to Brutus as ‘You too, my son’ (
kai sou teknon
); Suetonius gives his reply to Casca as ‘What, this is violence!’ (
Ista quidem vis est
).

22

Plutarch,
Caesar
67–68,
Brutus
18–21,
Antony
14, Dio 44. 20. 1–53. 7, Appian,
BC
2. 118–148, Suetonius,
Caesar
82. 4–85. 23

Cicero,
ad Att.
14. 1 for the quote from Caius Matius, and 14. 4 for prediction of rebellion in Gaul.

1

For British readers Kenneth Williams’ portrayal of Caesar in
Carry on Cleo
(1964) – with the immortal line ‘Infamy, infamy, they’ve all got it in for me.’ –

may be equally memorable, if not for reasons of historical accuracy. Similarly, for many, Caesar may be familiar from his regular appearances in the
Asterix
comics by Goscinny and Uderzo. Although the Romans are the principal villains of these stories, Caesar himself is a little formal and pompous, but still largely sympathetic.

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Index

Pages references in
italics
refer

Alban Hills 155

Antony, Mark (Marcus

to illustrations.

Albanians (Transcaucasian

Antonius, cos. 44) 46, 133,

people) 154

338

Acco 312, 315, 317

Alesia, siege of (52 BC)

family 31

Achillas 437, 441, 442

336–342,
337
, 350, 351

and siege of Alesia 340

Adriatic Sea 55, 410

Alexander the Great 10, 22,

introduced to pleasures of

Advocates, legal 71

100, 153, 154, 184, 185, 249,

mistresses 365

aediles 32, 105–106

309, 434, 444, 491

career and character 373–374

Aedui tribe 198, 201, 203, 204,

Alexandria 19, 260, 431, 432,

lifestyle 450, 452

239, 242, 243, 286, 307
see

433, 434,
436
, 437, 440–442,

enamoured with Cytheris 84

also
Vergobret

445, 479, 496, 505

as tribune 373, 375, 376

And first campaign (58 BC)

description
436
, 440

flees Rome disguised as slave

206, 208, 213, 215–216, 217,

harbour 440, 441, 442

377, 380–381

223, 224–225, 227, 228

Library 440, 441, 479

in Civil War 388, 395, 414,

Great Revolt (52 BC) 316, 317,

Pharos island 442

415, 420, 428

319–320, 322, 324, 328, 329,

Pharos lighthouse 440, 442

left in charge of Italy 397

330, 331, 332, 333, 334–335,

Alexandrian War 433,

affair with Cleopatra 437,

336, 342

440–444, 448

497

Aeneas 32

Alexandrian War
443, 444

in Egypt 444

Afghan War, First (AD

Alexandrians 433, 437, 442,

as Master of Horse 449

1838–1842) 300

443, 446

returns to Rome after

Afranius, Lucius (cos. 60)

Allier, River 329, 334

Pharsalus 450, 451

156–157, 158, 163, 165, 423,

Allobroges, the 129, 192, 204,

buys Pompey’s house 454

424, 425, 450, 465, 466, 481

208, 213, 214, 223, 335, 419

rift healed with Caesar 485

Ilerda campaign 398, 399,

Alps 213, 265, 320, 321

and the Parthians 492

400, 402, 403, 404

Ambarri tribe 213, 239, 243

named as priest (
flamen
of

Africa 92, 112, 117, 153, 261,

Ambiorix 299, 301, 306, 308,

Julius Caesar) 494, 495,

476
see also
North Africa

310, 311, 352

499

African campaign 450–451,

Amiens (Samarobriva) 302,

meets Caesar in Gaul 498

452, 454–467

305, 306, 307

and Lupercalia festival 499

African War
458, 459, 464, 465

Amorica (Brittany) 306

and conspiracy against Caesar

Agammemnon 423

Ancona 380, 385

503, 504, 505

Agedincum 321–322

Antioch 447

and Caesar’s assassination

Aggar 463

Antipater (Father of Herod the

507, 508, 509

Ahenobarbus, Cnaeus Domitius

Great) 443, 447

and civil war after Caesar’s

(cos. 122) 199–200

Antium 177

death 511–512

Ahenobarbus, Lucius Domitius

Antonius, Caius (cos. 63) 74,

and Second Triumvirate 165

(cos. 54) 261, 264, 296, 343,

119, 133, 145, 176

death 511

350, 361, 364, 369, 372–373,

Antonius, Lucius (cos. 41) 406

Aous, River 414

385, 388–390, 398, 404, 423,

Antonius, Marcus (Mark

Apollo (god) 54

424, 425

Antony’s father) 103, 373

Apollodorus of Rhodes 441

death 430, 497

Antonius, Marcus (Mark

Apollonia 411, 412, 422

Aisne, River 240, 241, 251

Antony’s grandfather, cos.

Appian 153, 172, 184, 261, 407,

Alba Longa 32, 495, 498

99) 373

425, 430, 444, 496

565

Inde x

Appian Way 80, 105, 108, 318

land granted to veterans 29,

Fifteenth
(later
Third
) 306,

Apsus, River 412, 413

33, 91, 156, 254
see also

384, 388

Apulia 387, 388

land
entries

Twenty-Fifth
455

Aquae Sextiae 217

legions 193, 194, 195, 244,

Twenty-Sixth
455

Aquila, Lucius Pontius 486, 489

410, 411

Twenty-Seventh
433

Aquileia 209, 212, 213

First
(
Legio I
) 306, 384, 388,

Twenty-Eighth
455

Aquitania 265, 267, 274

425

Twenty-Ninth
455

Aquitanians 197

Third
(formerly
Fifteenth
)

Thirtieth
455

Arabia 437

425, 483

Thirty-Seventh
442

Arausio, battle of (105 BC) 11,

Fifth Alaudae
391, 455, 465,

loyalty to Caesar in Civil War

13

482, 483

381–382, 384

Ardennes 299, 310

Sixth
351, 352, 399, 433,

mutinies 406–407, 452–453

Arelate (Arles) 485

447

service in pre-Marian army

Ariminum (Rimini) 377, 378,

Seventh
193, 246, 249, 265,

24–25

381, 385, 386, 387, 388

278, 283, 285, 287, 288,

training 234–235

Ariovistus, King 204, 237, 246,

343, 351, 399, 462

volunteers from poorest class

247, 252, 264, 271, 272,

Seventh
’s first campaigns

sought by Marius 28–29

278, 308, 316, 317, 318

against the Gauls 209, 213,

weapons 195–196, 221

first campaigns against the

219, 220, 231

artillery pieces, scorpion 326

Gauls 207, 208, 224–225,

Eighth
193, 209, 213, 219,

decorated 235

226, 227, 228–229, 230

220, 231, 246, 248, 351,

Arretium (Arrezo) 385

battle against 230–232,
231

389, 391, 428, 462

Arsinoe (sister of Cleopatra)

Arles (Arelate) 485

Ninth
193, 246, 248, 351,

441, 442, 443, 444, 468

Armenia 177, 446

399, 401, 451, 462, 465

Artemidorus 508

Armenia, Tigranes (son of the

Ninth
’s first campaigns

Arverni tribe 200, 317, 319,

King) 258

against the Gauls 209, 213,

321, 325, 328, 329, 330,

arms, training 40

219, 220, 231

331, 342

army, Roman
see also

Ninth
’s Macedonian

Ascalon 437, 438

centurions; legionaries

campaign 406–407, 415,

Asculum 388

allied soldiers (
socii
) 21, 22

416, 420, 428

Asia 34, 43, 44, 65, 77, 81, 104,

auxilia
(foreign soldiers) 196,

Tenth
193, 209, 213, 219,

112, 121, 153, 157, 166,

212–213, 240, 241

220, 227, 228, 231, 246,

256, 432, 446, 467

Gallic 196, 273, 274

248, 250, 278, 281, 287,

Asia Minor 10, 22, 74, 434

Spanish 398, 500

332, 333, 399, 427–428,

Asiatic Greeks 67

cohorts 193

482, 483, 484

Aswan dam 434

Caesar and army crosses the

Tenth
’s first campaigns

Ategua 483

Alps in 58 BC 213

against the Gauls 209, 213,

Athens 74

enemies killed in Gaul 355

219, 220, 227, 228, 231

Athens, Assembly of 17

enemy dead listed in triumph

Tenth
in Africa 451, 453,

Atia (mother of Octavian) 36

469

458, 462, 465

Atlantic coast 265

first time marches against

Eleventh
212, 213, 218,

Atrebates tribe 239, 244, 248,

Rome 45

219–220, 222, 231, 246,

280, 302, 308, 316

formation,
testudo
(tortoise)

248, 351, 399

Atrius, Quintus 288, 290

288

Twelfth
212, 213, 218,

Atticus, Titus Pomponius 155,

formation, triple line (
triplex

219–220, 222, 231, 246,

159, 164, 177, 474

acies
) 219, 229–230, 246,

248, 249, 265, 388, 391

Atuatuca 299, 310, 311

275, 400, 418, 425, 465

Thirteenth
233, 306, 333,

Atuatuci tribe 239, 244,

generals 249

351, 352, 374, 377, 378,

251–252, 301, 306, 310

grain supply 215–216, 217,

460, 465

auctoritas
16, 18, 19

219, 223, 225, 226, 227,

Thirteenth
in Civil War

Aude, River 200

265, 324, 348, 415, 422

380–381, 385, 388, 391

Augustus, Emperor (Caesar’s

in Gaul 190–196
see also

Fourteenth
233, 299

adopted son) 11, 39, 186,

Julius Caesar, Caius: in

Fourteenth
(new) 306, 310,

195, 437, 490, 492, 494,

Gaul

351, 352, 399, 401, 460, 465

495, 497
see also
Octavian

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Inde x

Aurelia (Caesar’s mother) 33,

in Caesar’s consulship

writes
Cato
487–488

35, 36, 49–50, 52, 59, 87,

160–161, 163, 164, 166–167,

governs Cisalpine Gaul 504

100, 125–126, 146, 148,

169, 170, 171–172, 174, 176,

as Caesar’s assassin 84, 85,

293–294

178, 179, 180, 181

88, 505, 507, 508, 509

Aurelia Orestilla 117

in Civil War 361, 364, 369,

councils held after Caesar’s

Aurelius, Caius 95, 96

393, 410, 411, 412, 413

assassination 86

Autronius Paetus, Publius

Bigbury Wood 288

Bugeard, Marshal Thomas(cos. elect for 65) 109–110

Bithynia 66, 68, 76, 470, 500

Robert 315

Auxinum 388

Bithynians 79

Burebista, King of Dacia 197,

Avaricum (Bourges) 323, 324Bituriges tribe 206, 319, 320, 491

325, 326–328, 329, 332,

321, 323, 324, 351

Buthrotum 474

355

Blücher, Marshal Gebhard 185